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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions of Juliette is NOT true?

2. At what stage of the course do Jonathan and Ruby meet?

3. What was Ruby doing the first time that Jonathan spoke to her?

4. How did Antonia's attacker die?

5. What specialty do all the scientists in "The Littoral Zone" work in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Richard manage to obtain a handwritten letter from his idol, Mendel?

2. What physical state is Linnaeus in?

3. What were Jonathan and Ruby's romantic statuses at the time when they met?

4. What does Christopher find attractive about Juliet?

5. What aspects of Linnaeus' students' lives are remembered in the story "The English Pupil"?

6. When was Antonia born, and how did her birth fit into her family's immigration plan?

7. What happens to Linnaeus on his way back home at the end of the story?

8. What do Christopher's philosopher friends think happens to swallows over the winter?

9. Who is Catherine, and what relationship does she have to Sara Anne?

10. Where is Linnaeus traveling to in the story "The English Pupil" and how does he get there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A romantic triangle--Lauchlin, Susannah, Arthur Adam--plays a role in "Ship Fever" but it's in the background. If the fate of the Irish emigrants is in the foreground, what is the function of the small, quiet love story? What might it mean when Lauchlin, ill near the end of the tale, confuses Nora and Susannah?

Essay Topic 2

In the story "Birds with no Feet" two scientists, Carrière and Wallace, are competing for historic fame and wealth. First, describe the work that these scientists do. Then, explain which scientist achieved higher success, and why you believe they were as a successful as they were. How did this competition affect the scientists as partners and as individuals? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Much of the story "Soroche" is concerned with wealth - who has it, who doesn't, and how it's spent. First, describe the distribution of wealth within the story. Then, describe the choices Zaga has to make about her late husband's wealth, and the influences she received from outsiders about what to do with the money. In the end, do you think Zaga made the right choice with the money? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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